OPERATORS · RRC 830280 · P-5 STATUS Y
Superior Oil Co, The
Houston, TX
Watch this operatorSuperior Oil CO, The has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued June 2, 1986.
The RRC wellbore file lists 166 wells under its operatorship.
874 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed September 17, 1986.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
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- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 166 of record
- 0
- leases it reports
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- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026
From permit to spud
FROM THE DATES ON ITS W-1 PERMITS · ALL TIME
A permit is a plan, not a well. These figures count only permits old enough to have spudded, six months and more, and read the spud, cancel, and expiry dates the RRC records on each one.
- 42%
- spud rate · 363 of 874 mature permits
- 24
- median days permit to spud · middle half 10–52
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 3%
- cancelled · 23 permits
- 489
- expired undrilled
- 97
- permits a year over 9 active years
Where
Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.
| County | 12 mo | All time | Wells | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo county → | — | 113 | 5 | Apr 2, 1986 |
| San Patricio county → | — | 57 | 8 | Mar 13, 1986 |
| Lee county → | — | 46 | 1 | Jan 28, 1986 |
| Lavaca county → | — | 43 | 7 | Feb 4, 1986 |
| Burleson county → | — | 42 | 0 | Jun 2, 1986 |
| Dawson county → | — | 39 | 0 | Mar 27, 1984 |
| Montgomery county → | — | 39 | 9 | May 15, 1985 |
| Galveston county → | — | 34 | 6 | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Pecos county → | — | 30 | 11 | Dec 20, 1985 |
| Borden county → | — | 29 | 19 | Jan 22, 1986 |
| Crockett county → | — | 29 | 0 | Feb 14, 1986 |
| Ward county → | — | 29 | 4 | Jul 25, 1985 |
| Calhoun county → | — | 27 | 9 | Feb 27, 1986 |
| Dimmit county → | — | 27 | 2 | Feb 18, 1986 |
| Sabine Pass county → | — | 25 | 0 | Mar 10, 1986 |
| Matagorda county → | — | 22 | 13 | Sep 11, 1985 |
| Brazoria county → | — | 21 | 5 | Apr 7, 1986 |
| Terry county → | — | 19 | 2 | Nov 18, 1985 |
| Andrews county → | — | 16 | 3 | Nov 26, 1984 |
| Austin county → | — | 16 | 0 | Jun 15, 1984 |
| Reeves county → | — | 16 | 7 | Jan 21, 1986 |
| Webb county → | — | 15 | 2 | Jul 10, 1984 |
| Crane county → | — | 14 | 1 | Mar 19, 1985 |
| Jackson county → | — | 14 | 4 | Dec 31, 1982 |
| Colorado county → | — | 12 | 6 | Feb 11, 1986 |
| DE Witt county → | — | 9 | 2 | Apr 17, 1986 |
| Scurry county → | — | 9 | 1 | Nov 3, 1983 |
| Martin county → | — | 7 | 0 | Dec 12, 1985 |
| Brazos-LB county → | — | 6 | 0 | Jan 31, 1984 |
| Fayette county → | — | 5 | 0 | Oct 9, 1985 |
| Irion county → | — | 5 | 0 | Apr 19, 1982 |
| Matgrda IS-SB county → | — | 5 | 1 | Sep 17, 1982 |
| Culberson county → | — | 4 | 0 | Feb 16, 1982 |
| Gaines county → | — | 4 | 2 | Jan 13, 1986 |
| Grayson county → | — | 4 | 5 | May 6, 1982 |
| Matgrda IS-LB county → | — | 4 | 0 | Feb 22, 1984 |
| Winkler county → | — | 4 | 2 | Apr 12, 1983 |
| Jasper county → | — | 3 | 0 | Jun 30, 1983 |
| Nueces county → | — | 3 | 3 | Dec 10, 1980 |
| Terrell county → | — | 3 | 1 | Jun 17, 1982 |
| Crosby county → | — | 2 | 0 | Aug 26, 1985 |
| Garza county → | — | 2 | 0 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| Nolan county → | — | 2 | 0 | Sep 23, 1985 |
| Willacy county → | — | 2 | 12 | Nov 3, 1977 |
| Zavala county → | — | 2 | 0 | Mar 20, 1986 |
| Gregg county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 2, 1984 |
| Howard county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 26, 1985 |
| Jefferson county → | — | 1 | 1 | Dec 16, 1980 |
| Liberty county → | — | 1 | 2 | Oct 16, 1981 |
| Lipscomb county → | — | 1 | 1 | Apr 28, 1981 |
| Lubbock county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 9, 1980 |
| Midland county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 27, 1985 |
| Morris county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 8, 1985 |
| Polk county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 30, 1984 |
| Reagan county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 6, 1985 |
| Roberts county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jun 6, 1984 |
| Schleicher county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jul 1, 1983 |
| Titus county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 27, 1982 |
| Wichita county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 23, 1985 |
| Yoakum county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 6, 1979 |
All 874 permits, searchable → · Leases it reports → · On the map →
Formations in its completed wells
Tops reported on completion filings for wells it operates. RRC wellbore file. About tops →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 42 | 0 |
| San Andres | 42 | 1 |
| Wolfcamp | 41 | 2 |
| Spraberry | 30 | 0 |
| Clear Fork | 30 | 0 |
| Dean | 30 | 0 |
| Strawn | 28 | 1 |
| Austin Chalk | 28 | 0 |
| Yates | 26 | 1 |
| Mississippian | 26 | 0 |
| Devonian | 24 | 1 |
| Ellenburger | 22 | 1 |
| Pecan Gap | 21 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 19 | 0 |
| Glorieta | 18 | 0 |
Production by month
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Barrels on leases where this operator filed the production report. Lease-level by design; the latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive. How production is reported →
- 0
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
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- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 0
- bbl oil since reporting began
No lease production reported under this operator number in the last three years.
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 166
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 62
- plugged
How it got them
- 41
- permitted itself
- 28
- acquired from others
- 286
- permitted, now run by others
Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Disposal and injection
- 0
- active UIC permits of 8
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Andrews | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| San Patricio | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Galveston | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Knox | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Matagorda | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Schleicher | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →
Permit types
Last 12 months against the prior 12, and all time. A type opens the permit history filtered to it. What the types mean →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 570 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 283 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Fields
RRC regulatory fields with the most wells of record under this operator. The field opens its page; the count opens this operator's wells in it.
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| Fluvanna31690001 | 11 | 0 |
| Tunis Creek(devonian)91803200 | 9 | 0 |
| Fluvanna (Strawn)31690750 | 8 | 0 |
| Wildcat24001 | 4 | 0 |
| Lake Creek (9500)51421943 | 3 | 0 |
| Chess (No. 44)17536576 | 3 | 0 |
| Altair (Wilcox 8 300)2045284 | 3 | 0 |
| MI Vida (Fusselman)60950750 | 3 | 0 |
| Portilla (9000 Sand)72484900 | 3 | 0 |
| Agua Dulce (8300 West)832928 | 2 | 0 |
| Chapman Deep (Fusselman)17030400 | 2 | 0 |
| Algoa ( 37)1484705 | 2 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Sep 17, 1986
- Address
- 9 Greenway PLZ #2700%MOBIL Prod
- Houston, TX 77046
- Officers and agents
- Holland, H. K., Jr. · President/Chairman
- Cooper, D. B. · Vice President
- Martin, F. F. · Vice President
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856459 | Aug 22, 2019 | Aug 22, 2019 | Aqua Terra Permian, LLC | Ward | Lecroy SWD #1 | 19,550 | 47511160 |
| 721471 | Aug 5, 2011 | Aug 5, 2011 | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | Lee | Ecf Oil Unit 1 #1REH | 10,000 | 28730782 |
| 713357 | Apr 14, 2011 | Apr 14, 2011 | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | San Patricio | Minnie S. Welder #65 | 10,800 | 40931720 |
| 701782 | Sep 8, 2010 | Sep 8, 2010 | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | Borden | Jones, W. H. "535" #16 | 8,203 | 03300965 |
| 677088 | Jan 13, 2009 | Jan 13, 2009 | Finley Resources, Inc. | Reeves | C.H. Strain #1 | 17,400 | 38910456 |
| 614629 | Feb 27, 2006 | Feb 27, 2006 | Exxcel Production Company | Roberts | Edge, Beulah -166- E #9 | 4,095 | 39300450 |
| 467603 | Sep 19, 1997 | Sep 19, 1997 | Creston Petroleum Corp. | Dickens | Swenson 268 #1 | 4,680 | 12510209 |
| 446328 | Apr 18, 1996 | Apr 18, 1996 | Meridian Oil Production Inc. | Calhoun | Traylor, W.L. "D" #10 | 8,750 | 05730789 |
| 432909 | Feb 14, 1995 | Feb 14, 1995 | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Lavaca | Annie Brown Gas Unit #3 | 8,680 | 28530292 |
| 423325 | Apr 29, 1994 | Apr 29, 1994 | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | Borden | Jones, W. H. 535 #14 | 9,000 | 03300963 |
| 417599 | Jan 20, 1994 | Jan 20, 1994 | Satex Energy, Inc. | Webb | McGrath #2 | 9,300 | 47904743 |
| 417707 | Nov 10, 1993 | Nov 10, 1993 | Abraxas Production Corporation | San Patricio | Welder, Minnie S. #65 | 10,800 | 40931720 |
| 409990 | Mar 24, 1993 | Mar 24, 1993 | Kerns O & G, Inc. | Galveston | Cooper-Williams Gas Unit #2 #1 | 11,290 | 16730658 |
| 409990 | Mar 24, 1993 | Mar 24, 1993 | Kerns O & G, Inc. | Galveston | Cooper-Williams Gas Unit #2 #1 | 11,290 | 16730658 |
| 406520 | Nov 24, 1992 | Nov 24, 1992 | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Hidalgo | Johnson, F.I. #56F | 8,759 | 21531607 |
About this data
Registration from the RRC P-5 organization report, refreshed weekly. Permits from the OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wells of record from the EWA wellbore schedule; production from PDQ lease reports at the last vintage; disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/operators/tx/830280, documented in the API reference.